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Carly Fiorina just lost the Latino vote in the California Senate race

Continuing the run of stupid statements made by GOP representatives, we have Carly Fiorina. (As a note before this blogger continues, it...

Friday, April 30, 2010 No comments

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Oakland, Alameda, Coliseum

Yesterday, this blogger filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the City of Oakland and to the following offices: The Oakland C...

Friday, April 30, 2010 No comments

Chevron and Richmond need to kiss, make up, and think

Chevron's part of Richmond in that it's the city's largest employer. Richmond needs Chevron to provide not just jobs but help f...

Thursday, April 29, 2010 No comments

Oakland bar application for Golden Bear / Dapper on Grand is problem

The location at 389 Grand Avenue of what was once my favorite Oakland, California hang, The Golden Bear, has been closed for what seems to b...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 No comments

Arizona illegal immigration law invites psychotic behavior

Governor Brewer's creating a psychotic environment That the Arizona illegal immigration law is psychotic is without argument. The la...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 No comments

Dallas Braden flips out

Friday, April 23, 2010 No comments

Dallas Braden flips out

Friday, April 23, 2010 No comments

AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit: Oakland should see New York and Seattle

New York, NY - On Tuesday night, the Oakland, California City Council passed a resolution to study configurations for, but not build, an AC ...

Friday, April 23, 2010 No comments

Larry King Thinks Palin Should Pose For Playboy

Friday, April 23, 2010 No comments

Jahvid Best Detroit Lions 1st NFL Draft pick interview (video)

This NFL Draft installment (thanks to the Inn at Irving Place, part of the Small Luxury Hotels of The World brand) comes from New York,...

Friday, April 23, 2010 No comments

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums breaks tie; money for campaigns and IRV

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums made a rare visit to the Oakland City Council tonight, Tuesday, and for the purpose of breaking a tie vote on an a...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 No comments

Oakland uptown beating shows young black male problem

The terrible death of 59-year-old Tiansheng Yu one again sheds light on a problem that has plagued Oakland for some time, yet many don't...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 No comments

Rebecca Kaplan: why she's running for Mayor of Oakland - Susan Mernit

Susan Mernit, Oakland Local Founder and Executive Editor, was kind enough to post her interview with Oakland's At-Large Councilmember Re...

Monday, April 19, 2010 No comments

Oakland Mayor's Race has ten candidates so far

See: city of oakland, mayor of oakland, ron dellums, jean quan, don macLeay, jean quan, greg harland, maya dillard smith, terrance candell ...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

Greg Harland, Maya Dillard Smith, Terrance Candell for Mayor of Oakland

The City of Oakland, California Mayor's race is more crowded than you think. It's not just Don Perata, Don MacLeay, Oakland District...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

The Oakland Salon Beatdown Video trial this month

The Oakland Salon Beatdown Video is back in the news as the trail starts in April. According to ABC News Channel 7 in the Bay Area, the pret...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

Something Stupid - Frank Sinatra

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

Elton John - Rocket Man

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

KGO News Scene 1978

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

SNL Tiger Woods Nike Commerical With his fathers voice very funny check ...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

Jerry Brown meets Richard Aguirre for California Governor, sort of

Richard Aguirre is an until now largely unknown Democratic candidate for Governor of California taking on California Attorney General Je...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 No comments

W Hotel San Francisco gets LEED award, has American Idol Kris Allen

This space has been constant in reporting buildings that get LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) awards from the U.S. Gree...

Friday, April 16, 2010 1 comment

Waste Management v. Recology in SF a battle with national implications

Waste Management is angry Waste Management v. Recology for the right to dump San Francisco waste is a battle with national implications. ...

Thursday, April 15, 2010 No comments

IRS tax day freebies 2010 at Starbucks, Cinnabon; help the homeless

Today is April 15th, IRS Tax Day. That day where people get their last files together to make a list of fiscal expenditures and get their t...

Thursday, April 15, 2010 No comments

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): How exactly does it work?

In a previous article called 15 common cognitive distortions- how our thoughts influence our mental health , I outlined a list of common c...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 No comments

Gary Meyer of SF's Balboa Theater on Playland and Grateful Dead shows

Gary Meyer, who's a long time friend of this blogger, is a busy man. He's co-director of The Telluride Film Festival and the ow...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 No comments

Children's Hospital Oakland video on same day surgery service

In the wake of the news about Children's Hospital Oakland's fiscal problems , this video from their YouTube channel explains their ...

Sunday, April 11, 2010 No comments

Codependency: Why do people stay in unhealthy relationships?

Have you ever wondered in frustration why someone you respect or admire decided to “stay” with a spouse or partner who has committed repea...

Friday, April 09, 2010 No comments

2010 Camaro gets Barris makeover for Saturday event with Jay Leno

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, the new version of the classic American muscle car from GM and Chevy, gets George Barris makeover for a Saturday ...

Friday, April 09, 2010 No comments

San Francisco Neo-Nazi Girl upsets Marina District

Related searches: neo-nazi, san francisco nazi, marina district, sf marina district, chestnut and pierce, sf nazi party Why does it seem l...

Friday, April 09, 2010 No comments

AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit - Oakland and San Leandro should approve it

Related searches: Bus Rapid Transit, City of Oakland, City of San Leandro, AC Transit, BRT, Oakland transit, City of Berkeley transit Bu...

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 No comments

If you’ve ever felt annoyed, amused, baffled, or disturbed by the various ways people use social networking sites such as Facebook, thi...

Monday, April 05, 2010 No comments

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